Sister of My Heart: A Novel
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Author: Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-01-18
ISBN: 038548951X
Number of pages: 322
Publisher: Anchor
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Book Review: (4.5) A poignant portrait of friendship
Summary: 4 Stars
Divakaruni is a writer with extraordinary heart, as she exposes her own soul with every word. Two "sisters-by-family", cousins-by-birth, Sudha and Anju are two sides of one coin, living and educated in a traditional upper class environment, sheltered from the worldly effects of Calcutta. When both of their fathers meet accidental deaths, the girls are raised in a predominantly maternal home.Sudha and Anju have shared everything in their young lives: Anjou is studious, practical, and usually willing to defer to the shining beauty of her cousin; Sudha, perhaps by virtue of her beauty, is hungry for experience and romance, cushioned by an excess of naivete. Plagued by insatiable curiosity, Sudha demands to learn a family secret, which alters her life and personal choices forever, affecting the bond forged since birth.
We are party to the subtle changes of each young woman, in alternating chapters, until their maturity, marriage and coincedental pregnancies. As happens to all adults, they are forced to make painful decisions, ultimately drawing their charmed circle around eachother once more. But much of the pleasure of SISTER OF MY HEART is in the reading. I didn't want the story to end, and at the same time, couldn't stop reading it until long after midnight. Divakaruni is a writer to treasure, a writer of the heart.
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